Product Description

As the Pirate King Gold Roger was executed he revealed that his treasure known as "One Piece" was hidden somewhere on the Grand Line. Monkey D. Luffy dreams of finding the legendary treasure and becoming the Pirate King and after eating the devil's fruit he gains the power to do so. But first he must find a crew...Contains episodes 1-13Format: DVD Genre: ANIMATION/ANIME UPC: 704400095818 Manufacturer No: 0

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1485 in DVD
• Brand: ONE PIECE SEAS 1 PART 1 (DVD)
• Released on: 2008-05-27
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
• Original language: Japanese, English
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 312 minutes

Amazon.com
Monkey D. Luffy (rhymes with "goofy"), the hero of this popular shonen (boys') series, is determined to make himself King of the Pirates by finding the fabulous treasure of the legendary pirate Gold Roger. In the first episodes, Luffy begins to assemble his crew, recruiting master swordsman Zoro and ace navigator Nami. In flashbacks, the viewer also learns how he acquired his trademark straw hat from the noble pirate Shanks. Because Luffy once ate a "Devil Fruit," his body and limbs can stretch almost infinitely to deliver staggering kicks and punches. With his frog-like face, skinny legs and outsized feet, Luffy is hardly a handsome hero. But his honesty, unswerving dedication, and kind heart win him friends wherever he goes. Although series creator Eiichiro Oda cites Dragon Ball as an influence, One Piece has a much cartoon-ier feel. The Straw Hat Pirates tackle a bizarre-looking array of foes that includes iron-jawed Captain Morgan, Captain Buggy of the Clown Pirates, and Jango, the moon-walking hypnotist of the Black Cat Pirates.Oda says that One Piece is the story he wanted to read as a boy. Millions of others loved that story: the broadcast series ran for more than 350 episodes and spun off nine features. One Piece debuted in America 2004 in a heavily edited version from 4Kids that made little sense. This uncut edition restores the show to its zany glory--and makes it clear why the series is so popular in Japan. (Rated TV 14: violence, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

One Piece, the way it was supposed to be seen
One Piece has been around for almost 10 years in Japan now, and after all that time we finally get a dub for this great series that's done right. After 4kids butchered the series I had lost all hope of One Piece ever reaching an American audience in the way it was supposed to. With Funimation controling the dub now things are much better. This is uncut as advertised, nothing has been changed or edited, and features both the new and improved Funimation dub with a new voice cast, and the original japanese audio as well. The quality on the japanese audio is a bit lower than the american audio, but that might be because the original japanese audio for these first episodes was recorded back in 1999. The video quality is excellent however and I have no complaints in that aspect. The extras aren't too bad either with some company trailers, episode commentaries, and the same marathon feature found on their Dragon Ball Z boxsets. The marathon feature just streams all the episodes together without an opening or closing theme.
That's not to say that this boxset doesn't have it's problems. To be honest I really can't stand Luffy's american voice. I know it's a woman doing the voice work and it's definitely hard to hit some of Luffy's notes, so it's not her fault entirely. It's still better than the 4kids Luffy though, in fact, all of the voices are better. But the first time I heard Luffy yell "I SLEPT SO GREAT!" I cringed. The voice does get better by the end of the boxset as she is settling in to her role though. The amazon price is excellent and definitely worth the price but the regular listed price goes for $50. $50 for 13 episodes is a lot of money, which brings me to the biggest problem. The series began running in Japan in 1999 and is still going today. As of July 6th, 2008, there are 361 episodes to this series, and a new episode airs just about eveyr week. That brings me to my biggest point. This series probably won't be coming back to TV, and if it did it would be edited again, so to continue to buy each boxset and watch every episode is a major time and money investment. As with all series of this nature, until the main cast of characters fills out the series starts off slow and gets better, but this show is definitely a commitment. If you fall in love with the show from the start then you might think that's worth it, but just be warned of that.
Overall though I think this series is fantastic and Funimation has done a great job of saving this series. For $20 you really should just give it a try.

As close to perfect as we'll ever be!
As a huge fan of this manga/anime, buying this DVD wasn't a hard choice for me to make. I have followed the anime for a long time through the means of fansubs, but I have always wished for a legal DVD of the same high quality offered by the best fansub-groups; Funimation was the answer to my prayers.
The video quality is great, the sound is perfect and I'm watching my favorite anime on the big screen... how can I go wrong? After 4Kidz, I was sceptical of the english dub, but was pleasantly surprised after watching an episode in english. The characters' voices are well made and the script is great as should be expected, and lets not forget the incredibly well made intro-song!! If you're like me and prefers the original voices, they're all in there. The subtitles are dull and boring compared to the hardsubs offered from fansub-groups, but they work well enough and that's all I can wish for.

An overall great purchase. If you're a fan of the show (or just want to check it out), buy it!

The only cons I can come up with has to be where they left off, but that's to be expected from a show based on a popular Shonen Jump manga.

An excellent, yet underappreciated series.
Gold Roger, the Pirate King, dares the world to find his treasure during his public execution. This begins the Great Pirate era. 22 years later, a young adventurous pirate named Monkey D. Luffy, who ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit, sets out to gather a reliable crew, find the legendary One Piece and become King of the Pirates. One Piece Season One First Voyage contains the first 13 episodes of Luffy's adventures uncut by FUNimation Entertainment. Everything on this set you'll find satisfying: The music, the story, the action and the humor. Not to mention the likable characters.
For those who have seen One Piece on TV for the past four years and dealt with the bad rap theme song, this is an entirely different One Piece. And when I say "entirely different", I meant for the better. In this set, you won't have to worry about bad puns, bad music, bad voices and a bad rap theme song because all that is gone. And for those who've never seen One Piece, but are turned off by its cartoonish look, don't be fooled, give this series a shot. I highly recommend getting this set.